Opposing or canceling a trademark

- As we've discussed,…once a trademark application has been…approved by the examining attorney,…it will be published for opposition.…Once it is published,…anyone who believes they will be…injured by the registration of the mark…can oppose it.…The time to file an opposition…is just thirty days.…However, a party who wishes to…consider opposing the application…can file an extension of time to oppose it…for an additional thirty,…sixty, or ninety days.…There is no charge to file an…extension of time to oppose.…

However, if you choose to file an opposition,…there is a fee.…Sometimes a third party will…extend the time to oppose,…and then contact you to…discuss your application.…They might say that they don't have a…problem with your application,…as long as you amend your goods to…exclude some particular good that they sell.…In some cases, they may ask you to…enter into a consent or coexistence agreement.…Agreements between two users…of similar marks are fairly common.…The majority of oppositions can be…resolved by some form of agreement.…

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6/17/2015

Your trademark is your brand. Learn how to protect it! In this course, lawyer and author Dana Robinson provides a comprehensive overview of trademark law, explaining the difference between trademarks and other kinds of intellectual property. He demonstrates how to register and renew a trademark, and what to do if your registration is refused. He also explains how to deal with others using your trademark, and how to respond to a demand letter stating that you are allegedly infringing on someone's trademark.

DISCLAIMER: This course is taught by an attorney and addresses US law concepts that may not apply in all countries. Neither LinkedIn nor the attorney teaching the course represents you and they are not giving legal advice. The information conveyed through this course is akin to a college or law school course; it is not intended to give legal advice, but instead to communicate basic information to help viewers understand the basics of intellectual property.